Sans, episode 38: The newsletter for January 13, 2026

Hey gang,

Its been a long time since we issued Sans, that’s because we had some technical issues as well as display issues. We’re pushing on and some of this news is going to be of importance depending on what may be out there in the landscape.

Starting with this episode, we’re having automated transcriptions, I hope that they’re of value.

I may see if the program has support in Overcast.

Anyhow, here are the show notes for this episode, and I hope you guys find it of value!

Welcome to Sans, episode 38. This will cover the newsletter that was released on January 13, 2026.

Sounds like a group we’ve talked about is back in the news as they’re the top story in “top of the news.”

We have an Instagram story that we saw through Malware Bytes, but we decided not to blog it. We’ll talk about it anyway.

We’ve got some Privacy Protection news from California, it looks like we’ve got good news from Spanish authorities and we’ve got a whole lot more.

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Here is what is in the top of the news.

• Salt Typhoon Threat Actors Reportedly Responsible for New Congressional Email Breach
• Spanish Energy Company and Supplier Disclose Data Breach
• LLMs and Healthcare: ChatGPT, Claude, and Google Overviews

What do you think about the LLM story which is item 3 of the top of the news section?

Here’s what is in the rest of the news.

• LLM APIs Targeted by Threat Actors and Gray-Hat Hackers
• Instagram Password Reset Emails are Unrelated to Alleged Data Breach
• BreachForums Member Data Leaked 
• California Privacy Protection Agency Fines Texas Firm for Failing to Register as a Data Broker with the State
• Spanish Authorities Arrest 34 in Connection with Cyber Crime Network
• Printing Error Prompts Recall of Nearly 13,000 Recent Irish Passports
• CISA Retires 10 Emergency Directives

This can’t be good in regards to the Irish Passport story.

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